Posts from The 3rd stage of the annual John Van Caneghem Tournament (2007). Auto-translated

Question regarding point 7 of the rules.
"7. It is forbidden to: buy back your dismissed heroes on the same day (i.e., use the "dismissal-buyback" tactic);
it is also forbidden to buy heroes who died in battle (do not confuse with those who fled)!"
- What is the purpose of "buying back your dismissed heroes on the same day"? What is the point?
- "It is forbidden to buy heroes who died in battle," does this mean you can't buy them on the same day, or not at all?

8. Prohibited: using a redeemed, escaped, or bought-out hero in battle on the day they escaped or were bought out. Buying such a hero is allowed, but they can only be used on the following day;

It’s clear that this point was added here by mistake... because there is no bug with an infinite number of turns for a fleeing hero in the third game...
Sincerely.

Dear VDV Forever, please add me to the list of tournament participants.

And I have 2 questions right away:
1. Is it officially allowed to use the "heroecopalka" (presumably a tool for editing save files)? There were rumors that the anti-cheat system sometimes flags save files as cheating if the "heroecopalka" was used.
2. Can I play on Platinum difficulty?